Protective item for firefighter or for emergency rescue worker and opaque to hazardous radiation

Abstract

A protective item for a firefighter or for an emergency rescue worker has an outer shell and an inner liner, wherein at least one of the outer shell and the inner liner is opaque to hazardous radiation. The inner liner may have plural layers, one being opaque to hazardous radiation, another providing a moisture and chemical barrier, and another providing thermal insulation.

1. A protective item being a coat, trousers, overalls, or coveralls for a firefighter or for an emergency rescue worker, being a glove for a firefighter or for an emergency rescue worker, or being a boot for a firefighter or for an emergency rescue worker, wherein the protective item has an outer shell, which provides one layer, wherein the protective item has a liner, which has plural layers, wherein a first of those layers provides a moisture and chemical barrier, wherein a second of those layers provides thermal insulation, and wherein a third of those layers is opaque to hazardous radiation. 
   
   
     2. A protective item being a coat, trousers, overalls, or coveralls for a firefighter or for an emergency rescue worker, being a glove for a firefighter or for an emergency rescue worker, or being a boot for a firefighter or for an emergency rescue worker, wherein the protective item has an outer shell, which provides one layer, wherein the protective item has a liner, which has plural layers, wherein a first of those layers provides a moisture and chemical barrier, wherein a second of those layers provides thermal insulation, and wherein a third of those layers is innermost layer of the liner and is opaque to hazardous radiation.